Protozoa Guide review

PLAGIOPYLIDAE

family / PLAGIOPYLIDA / PLAGIOPYLIDAE

Description

Oral cavity deep, opening ventrally away (from apex, more internal tubular part precedes cytostome; somatic ciliation, dense; striated band on right surface arising near right margin of oral cavity ; many long mucocyst-like extrusomes in body cortex; four genera . b y <9 t;? 1. Tubular part of oral cavity extending to left .... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ..... ... ..... ..... Plagio 1'. Long axis of tubular part of oral cavity in plane of long axis of body .. ...... ..... ..... ... .. ........ 2 2. Tubular part of oral cavity curving anteriorly , then posteriorly ; endocommensal in gut of echinoids .. ...... ... ........... Lechriopyla 2'. Tubular part of oral cavity extending directly backward from outer oral cavity .. .... .... .. ......... ...... .... Pseudoplagiopyla

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Oral cavity deep, opening ventrally away
(from apex, more internal tubular part precedes
cytostome; somatic ciliation, dense; striated band
on right surface arising near right margin of oral
cavity ; many long mucocyst-like extrusomes in
body cortex; four genera .
b
y <9 t;?
1. Tubular part of oral cavity extending to
left .... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ..... ... ..... ..... Plagio
1'. Long axis of tubular part of oral cavity in
plane of long axis of body .. ...... ..... ..... ... .. ........ 2
2. Tubular part of oral cavity curving
anteriorly , then posteriorly ; endocommensal
in gut of echinoids .. ...... ... ........... Lechriopyla
2'. Tubular part of oral cavity extending directly
backward from outer oral
cavity .. .... .... .. ......... ...... .... Pseudoplagiopyla